Cold Winter City welcomes the dwarf messenger again.
This is the third time that Earl Anka has been on a mission in a short period of time, but this time, he is not alone.
Accompanying him was Earl Falco Dawson, the eldest son of the Marquis Dawson.
Unlike the unreliable Wells, Earl Falco, as the eldest son of the Marquess of Dawson, is indeed the heir of the Dawson family. Moreover, he is calm in his work and is highly valued by the Marquis of Dawson.
Obviously, the Dawson family is no longer worried about letting the Maynam family negotiate with the St. Hilde family alone.
Of course, this can also be considered as a clear proof that the Maynam family and the Dawson family are close and have defeated the enemy's instigated conspiracy.
As for the mentality of these two dwarf families, it is estimated that only the parties themselves know.
However, seeing this battle, Colin decisively took Vera to hide, and let Bachelor Dawn deal with the dwarf messenger.
He knew that with the Dawson and Maynam families present at the same time, no meaningful progress could be made in the peace talks.
So, Maester Dawn chatted with the two dwarf earls all day long, seemingly arguing with each other, fighting with each other, but in fact, after looking back, it was found that no consensus was reached at all.
Although Earl Anka and Earl Falco were annoyed, there was nothing they could do about it, because Maester Dawn had always maintained a friendly and positive attitude, as if he was sincerely willing to reach peace talks with the dwarves, but they couldn't agree on certain conditions for a while.
During the dinner, the Angelets, who had disappeared all day, finally reappeared.
Earl Anka and Earl Falco quarreled for a while, but they didn't get any meaningful answer. Colin just kept saying, "Talk to Maester Dawn, he can fully represent the St. Hilde family. "
In desperation, the two dwarf earls had no choice but to give up, secretly planning how to deal with this seemingly friendly but actually extremely difficult Bachelor Dawn tomorrow.
As the night darkened, a certain place in the southern area of Winter City suddenly became lively.
This place was originally a deserted open space, but now there are many simple tents densely built.
The camp was surrounded by a thorn fence, and a sign was erected at the door—prisoner camp.
In the Battle of the Running River, the Golden Lion Army defeated the Dawson family's army crossing the river and captured about 15,000 prisoners of war.
After entering Cold Winter City, these dwarf captives were placed here. Except for one meal a day to keep them from starving to death, no one took care of them.
It's just that tonight, someone important seems to have come to the camp.
"What's the matter? What happened?" the dwarf captive Homen asked his companion in a low voice.
"have no idea."
After asking several times in a row, I didn't get a definite answer.
While he was wondering, Homen suddenly noticed that there were bursts of cheers coming from the front, as if he had received some great news.
"What's the matter? Are you going to let us go?"
Homen scratched his head anxiously, trying to figure out what happened, but he couldn't squeeze in front.
But not long after, his team leader ran back excitedly and shouted: "The St. Hilde family and the Dawson family have reached an agreement and there will be no more wars! We can go home!"
"Really... Really? Can I go home?" Happiness came so suddenly that Huo Mun couldn't believe it for a moment.
And the dwarf comrades around him have already started howling with excitement.
"Then when are we leaving? Tomorrow?"
"No, let us go later!"
"So fast!"
Homen was excited, and couldn't wait to leave this place that brought him bad memories.
Sure enough, not long after, the gate of the prison camp was completely opened, and the dwarves lined up in a neat line under the orders of the officers, and walked out slowly.
On the way, Holmn also saw the figure of General Tumu.
As a fifth-rank soldier, General Tu Mu had a high prestige in the Dawson family's army, but after being captured, he suddenly disappeared mysteriously, and he didn't know where he went.
But at this time, his reappearance also made all the prisoners feel relieved.
Although they hadn't had enough to eat these days, the dwarf captives still cheered up and marched forward in an orderly manner in accordance with the orders of the Golden Lion Army.
Homen was also in the queue, looking around while walking, half an hour later, he found that he had arrived at the gate of the city.
The open city gate looked dark and terrifying under the night, but in the eyes of the dwarven captives, it was the gate leading to hope.
It wasn't until he walked out of Winter City that Homen was finally sure that he was saved!
Outside the city gate, there is also an equipment office.
Every dwarven captive who passed there was given a weapon.
Homen also got a long knife. Although his original set of leather armor and bow and arrow would probably never come back, a long knife made him feel at ease.
The atmosphere in the team gradually became warmer, and some dwarf captives even sang war songs to celebrate their rebirth.
There are few stars tonight, and boundless darkness covers the earth. In this pitch-black night, I don't know what is waiting for these dwarf captives.
Homen also echoed his comrades, sang a song, and walked briskly, and even the hunger that had been hanging over him for a while disappeared temporarily.
Suddenly, the team ahead stopped.
In the dark, the military order was not conveyed smoothly, and the dwarven captive team was a little confused, but they were quickly suppressed by the officers.
"What's wrong?" Homen raised his heart again.
"I met the sentinel of the Menam family." The captain comforted.
Homen breathed a sigh of relief, and then became excited again, because this showed that they were very close to the dwarf camp, and they might be able to eat hot food soon!
Just when Holmen was immersed in the fantasy of food, and his saliva was drooling, there was another commotion in front of him.
"what happened again?"
"I'll go ahead and have a look, you stay where you are, don't run around!" The team leader ordered a few words, and then went to investigate the situation.
Homen had to wait patiently, but the hunger that had disappeared suddenly reappeared, and it was more violent than before, almost making Homen unable to control himself.
As time passed, the dwarven captive party still had no order to advance.
The patience of Homen and the others also quickly faded in this endless waiting, and anxiety and anger gradually spread among the captives.
"Why don't you let us go back!"
"Why don't you let us go back!"
…
Suddenly there was a shout ahead.
Homen was on the verge of eruption at this moment, just in time to see the squad leader running back with an angry expression on his face.
"Captain, what's going on in front?"
"People from the Menam family won't let us enter the camp!"
"Why?"
"They said that they had not received news of the release of the captives at all, and that the family envoys are still in Winter City, and they have not reached an agreement with the St. Hilde family at all."
"Fart! We are all back, how could there be no agreement? If there is no agreement, the Golden Lions will let us go?"
Just when Homen was aggrieved, the commotion in front suddenly started to escalate, with the sound of fierce fighting and screams.
"We're going home!"
"We are not enemies!"
"We want to see Lord Dawson!"
…
I don't know who provoked it. In short, the dwarf captives confronted the men of the Menam family, and their words became more and more intense, gradually losing control.
Boom!
The ground suddenly trembled, and General Tu Mu slammed the sledgehammer heavily on the ground, roaring:
"Who dares to stop me!"
After finishing speaking, he rushed into the army formation of the Menam family in the first place.
His behavior was like a spark falling into hot oil, instantly detonating a raging fire!
The dwarven captives, who had become extremely anxious during the long hunger and waiting, broke out completely at this time, and under the leadership of General Toumu, they rushed to the Menam family's position.
The night was dark, but the killing had quietly begun.
(end of this chapter)